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Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico Average years of schooling of women and men aged 15 and over (as published), and the share of women and men 15 and over who cannot read and write (derived), from the 2020 Census. Percentages are derived by Quadranac from the census counts and can differ by about 0.1 point from INEGI's published percentages, which exclude unspecified responses from the denominator.
Reference period 2020 Licence Fuente/Source: INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Reproduced under INEGI's Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI . Chart (4 options): Average years of schooling, women Average years of schooling, men Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived) Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived)
Average years of schooling, women Average years of schooling, men Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived) Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived)
Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico: Average years of schooling, women 32 areas ranked by Average years of schooling, women. Highest: Ciudad de México (11.3); lowest: Chiapas (7.5); national value 9.6. Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 11.3 11.3 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 10.6 10.6 Sonora Sonora: 10.4 10.4 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 10.4 10.4 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 10.4 10.4 Querétaro Querétaro: 10.3 10.3 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 10.3 10.3 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 10.3 10.3 Baja California Baja California: 10.2 10.2 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 10.1 10.1 Colima Colima: 10.1 10.1 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 10.1 10.1 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 10.0 10.0 México México: 9.9 9.9 Nayarit Nayarit: 9.9 9.9 Jalisco Jalisco: 9.8 9.8 Durango Durango: 9.8 9.8 Morelos Morelos: 9.8 9.8 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 9.8 9.8 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 9.6 9.6 Tabasco Tabasco: 9.5 9.5 Campeche Campeche: 9.5 9.5 Yucatán Yucatán: 9.5 9.5 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 9.4 9.4 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 9.3 9.3 Puebla Puebla: 9.0 9.0 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 9.0 9.0 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 8.6 8.6 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 8.6 8.6 Guerrero Guerrero: 8.2 8.2 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 7.9 7.9 Chiapas Chiapas: 7.5 7.5 National 9.6
Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico: Average years of schooling, women 32 areas ranked by Average years of schooling, women. Highest: Ciudad de México (11.3); lowest: Chiapas (7.5); national value 9.6. Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 11.3 11.3 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 10.6 10.6 Sonora Sonora: 10.4 10.4 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 10.4 10.4 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 10.4 10.4 Querétaro Querétaro: 10.3 10.3 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 10.3 10.3 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 10.3 10.3 Baja California Baja California: 10.2 10.2 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 10.1 10.1 Colima Colima: 10.1 10.1 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 10.1 10.1 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 10.0 10.0 México México: 9.9 9.9 Nayarit Nayarit: 9.9 9.9 Jalisco Jalisco: 9.8 9.8 Durango Durango: 9.8 9.8 Morelos Morelos: 9.8 9.8 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 9.8 9.8 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 9.6 9.6 Tabasco Tabasco: 9.5 9.5 Campeche Campeche: 9.5 9.5 Yucatán Yucatán: 9.5 9.5 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 9.4 9.4 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 9.3 9.3 Puebla Puebla: 9.0 9.0 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 9.0 9.0 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 8.6 8.6 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 8.6 8.6 Guerrero Guerrero: 8.2 8.2 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 7.9 7.9 Chiapas Chiapas: 7.5 7.5 National 9.6
Average years of schooling, women, 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Average years of schooling, women. Highest: Ciudad de México (11.3); lowest: Chiapas (7.5); national value 9.6. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico: Average years of schooling, men 32 areas ranked by Average years of schooling, men. Highest: Ciudad de México (11.7); lowest: Chiapas (8.1); national value 9.8. Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 11.7 11.7 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 10.9 10.9 Querétaro Querétaro: 10.6 10.6 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 10.5 10.5 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 10.4 10.4 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 10.4 10.4 Sonora Sonora: 10.3 10.3 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 10.3 10.3 México México: 10.2 10.2 Baja California Baja California: 10.2 10.2 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 10.1 10.1 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 10.1 10.1 Colima Colima: 10.0 10.0 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 10.0 10.0 Jalisco Jalisco: 9.9 9.9 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 9.9 9.9 Morelos Morelos: 9.9 9.9 Tabasco Tabasco: 9.9 9.9 Campeche Campeche: 9.7 9.7 Yucatán Yucatán: 9.7 9.7 Durango Durango: 9.7 9.7 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 9.6 9.6 Nayarit Nayarit: 9.6 9.6 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 9.4 9.4 Puebla Puebla: 9.3 9.3 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 9.1 9.1 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 9.1 9.1 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 8.9 8.9 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 8.6 8.6 Guerrero Guerrero: 8.5 8.5 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 8.3 8.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 8.1 8.1 National 9.8
Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico: Average years of schooling, men 32 areas ranked by Average years of schooling, men. Highest: Ciudad de México (11.7); lowest: Chiapas (8.1); national value 9.8. Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 11.7 11.7 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 10.9 10.9 Querétaro Querétaro: 10.6 10.6 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 10.5 10.5 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 10.4 10.4 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 10.4 10.4 Sonora Sonora: 10.3 10.3 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 10.3 10.3 México México: 10.2 10.2 Baja California Baja California: 10.2 10.2 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 10.1 10.1 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 10.1 10.1 Colima Colima: 10.0 10.0 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 10.0 10.0 Jalisco Jalisco: 9.9 9.9 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 9.9 9.9 Morelos Morelos: 9.9 9.9 Tabasco Tabasco: 9.9 9.9 Campeche Campeche: 9.7 9.7 Yucatán Yucatán: 9.7 9.7 Durango Durango: 9.7 9.7 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 9.6 9.6 Nayarit Nayarit: 9.6 9.6 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 9.4 9.4 Puebla Puebla: 9.3 9.3 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 9.1 9.1 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 9.1 9.1 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 8.9 8.9 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 8.6 8.6 Guerrero Guerrero: 8.5 8.5 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 8.3 8.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 8.1 8.1 National 9.8
Average years of schooling, men, 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Average years of schooling, men. Highest: Ciudad de México (11.7); lowest: Chiapas (8.1); national value 9.8. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico: Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (16.6); lowest: Nuevo León (1.6); national value 5.5. Chiapas Chiapas: 16.6 16.6 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 14.4 14.4 Guerrero Guerrero: 14.3 14.3 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 9.7 9.7 Puebla Puebla: 8.4 8.4 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 7.7 7.7 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 7.4 7.4 Yucatán Yucatán: 6.8 6.8 Campeche Campeche: 6.5 6.5 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 6.0 6.0 Tabasco Tabasco: 5.9 5.9 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 5.4 5.4 Morelos Morelos: 5.0 5.0 Nayarit Nayarit: 4.5 4.5 Querétaro Querétaro: 4.3 4.3 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 4.1 4.1 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 3.8 3.8 México México: 3.7 3.7 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 3.7 3.7 Colima Colima: 3.3 3.3 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 3.2 3.2 Jalisco Jalisco: 3.0 3.0 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 2.7 2.7 Durango Durango: 2.7 2.7 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 2.7 2.7 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 2.5 2.5 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.2 2.2 Baja California Baja California: 2.0 2.0 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 1.9 1.9 Sonora Sonora: 1.9 1.9 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 1.7 1.7 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 1.6 1.6 National 5.5
Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico: Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (16.6); lowest: Nuevo León (1.6); national value 5.5. Chiapas Chiapas: 16.6 16.6 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 14.4 14.4 Guerrero Guerrero: 14.3 14.3 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 9.7 9.7 Puebla Puebla: 8.4 8.4 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 7.7 7.7 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 7.4 7.4 Yucatán Yucatán: 6.8 6.8 Campeche Campeche: 6.5 6.5 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 6.0 6.0 Tabasco Tabasco: 5.9 5.9 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 5.4 5.4 Morelos Morelos: 5.0 5.0 Nayarit Nayarit: 4.5 4.5 Querétaro Querétaro: 4.3 4.3 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 4.1 4.1 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 3.8 3.8 México México: 3.7 3.7 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 3.7 3.7 Colima Colima: 3.3 3.3 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 3.2 3.2 Jalisco Jalisco: 3.0 3.0 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 2.7 2.7 Durango Durango: 2.7 2.7 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 2.7 2.7 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 2.5 2.5 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.2 2.2 Baja California Baja California: 2.0 2.0 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 1.9 1.9 Sonora Sonora: 1.9 1.9 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 1.7 1.7 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 1.6 1.6 National 5.5
Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (16.6); lowest: Nuevo León (1.6); national value 5.5. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico: Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (10.6); lowest: Ciudad de México (0.9); national value 3.9. Chiapas Chiapas: 10.6 10.6 Guerrero Guerrero: 10.4 10.4 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 8.9 8.9 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 7.2 7.2 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 6.6 6.6 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 5.4 5.4 Puebla Puebla: 5.4 5.4 Campeche Campeche: 5.1 5.1 Yucatán Yucatán: 5.1 5.1 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 4.6 4.6 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 4.5 4.5 Nayarit Nayarit: 4.4 4.4 Tabasco Tabasco: 4.2 4.2 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 3.9 3.9 Morelos Morelos: 3.8 3.8 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 3.8 3.8 Colima Colima: 3.4 3.4 Jalisco Jalisco: 2.8 2.8 Durango Durango: 2.7 2.7 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 2.6 2.6 Querétaro Querétaro: 2.6 2.6 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 2.6 2.6 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 2.5 2.5 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 2.4 2.4 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 2.2 2.2 Sonora Sonora: 2.1 2.1 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.0 2.0 México México: 2.0 2.0 Baja California Baja California: 1.7 1.7 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 1.7 1.7 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 1.3 1.3 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 0.9 0.9 National 3.9
Schooling and literacy of women and men by state, Mexico: Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (10.6); lowest: Ciudad de México (0.9); national value 3.9. Chiapas Chiapas: 10.6 10.6 Guerrero Guerrero: 10.4 10.4 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 8.9 8.9 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 7.2 7.2 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 6.6 6.6 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 5.4 5.4 Puebla Puebla: 5.4 5.4 Campeche Campeche: 5.1 5.1 Yucatán Yucatán: 5.1 5.1 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 4.6 4.6 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 4.5 4.5 Nayarit Nayarit: 4.4 4.4 Tabasco Tabasco: 4.2 4.2 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 3.9 3.9 Morelos Morelos: 3.8 3.8 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 3.8 3.8 Colima Colima: 3.4 3.4 Jalisco Jalisco: 2.8 2.8 Durango Durango: 2.7 2.7 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 2.6 2.6 Querétaro Querétaro: 2.6 2.6 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 2.6 2.6 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 2.5 2.5 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 2.4 2.4 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 2.2 2.2 Sonora Sonora: 2.1 2.1 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.0 2.0 México México: 2.0 2.0 Baja California Baja California: 1.7 1.7 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 1.7 1.7 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 1.3 1.3 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 0.9 0.9 National 3.9
Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived). Highest: Chiapas (10.6); lowest: Ciudad de México (0.9); national value 3.9. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Average years of schooling, women Average years of schooling, men Illiterate women, 15+ (%, derived) Illiterate men, 15+ (%, derived) Mexico (national) 9.64 9.84 5.5 3.9 Aguascalientes 10.32 10.38 2.2 2 Baja California 10.18 10.22 2 1.7 Baja California Sur 10.4 10.28 2.5 2.2 Campeche 9.52 9.74 6.5 5.1 Coahuila de Zaragoza 10.36 10.51 1.7 1.7 Colima 10.1 9.99 3.3 3.4 Chiapas 7.5 8.09 16.6 10.6 Chihuahua 10.02 9.98 2.7 2.6 Ciudad de México 11.32 11.67 1.9 0.9 Durango 9.82 9.67 2.7 2.7 Guanajuato 8.99 9.1 6 4.5 Guerrero 8.23 8.53 14.3 10.4 Hidalgo 9.33 9.42 7.7 5.4 Jalisco 9.85 9.95 3 2.8 México 9.93 10.25 3.7 2 Michoacán de Ocampo 8.61 8.58 7.4 6.6 Morelos 9.81 9.88 5 3.8 Nayarit 9.89 9.56 4.5 4.4 Nuevo León 10.6 10.88 1.6 1.3 Oaxaca 7.92 8.35 14.4 8.9 Puebla 9.02 9.31 8.4 5.4 Querétaro 10.34 10.64 4.3 2.6 Quintana Roo 10.12 10.36 3.7 2.5 San Luis Potosí 9.64 9.58 5.4 4.6 Sinaloa 10.33 10.11 3.2 3.9 Sonora 10.45 10.35 1.9 2.1 Tabasco 9.53 9.87 5.9 4.2 Tamaulipas 10.06 10.13 2.7 2.4 Tlaxcala 9.75 9.92 4.1 2.6 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 8.64 8.86 9.7 7.2 Yucatán 9.48 9.72 6.8 5.1 Zacatecas 9.4 9.08 3.8 3.8
Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), national and state totals . Reference period: 2020.
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